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and brother of

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Biography

Known as L. Harris Hiscock, he was born in Pompey, New York on May 2, 1824. He taught school while studying law with

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, and served as Pompey's

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from 1845 to 1847. In 1848, he began to practice law in Tully. From 1849 to 1851, he was Pompey's Justice of the Peace. Hiscock later moved to Syracuse, and in 1855, he founded with his brother Frank the law firm known today as Hiscock and Barclay. L. Harris Hiscock was prominent in Democratic politics and served as

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Surrogate Judge from 1852 to 1856. In 1865, by now a

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as a result of his pro-

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, Harris was elected to the New York State Assembly, and he served until his death. While in Albany as a delegate to the state constitutional convention, Hiscock was murdered on June 4, 1867, by

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who accused Hiscock of having an affair with Mrs. Cole. Cole was acquitted at his 1868 trial on the grounds of "momentary insanity." Hiscock was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse.

Family

L. Harris Hiscock was the brother and law partner of U.S. Senator

Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. Af ...

. He was married to Lucy Bridgman (1828–1861). They were the parents of two children, including Judge Frank H. Hiscock.

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